It also gave all of us the "idea" of something like "Bitcoin", a form of "money" that is not controlled by the state, is achievable.
^ selective usage of words
"not controlled by the state" yet the upgrade proposals and new code is controlled by a group.
and if the community do not follow the group. the group wont care because the group bypasses the community with "compatibility" and if the community added code that makes the group unable to bypass using "compatibility" then the group simply mandate a "accept group rules or f**k off" method
bitcoins 2009-2013 true consensus mechanism has not been used as intended since
So basically bitcoin is the worst cryptocurrency besides all others tried.
Its not perfect but its way ahead of anything else that is currently out there.
It can't be inflated, its code is open source, anybody is welcome to join, mine, run their own node, and be a part of the network.
If you have a better alternative, please feel free to let us know what it is.